Gwen vs Shen in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his taunt all-in — with ignite it can kill you at level 2, so dodge it. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPGWENThe Hallowed Seamstress

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPSHENthe Eye of Twilight

VS

Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Dodge his taunt

Save your E to dodge his taunt in early lane — with ignite his level-2 all-in can kill you.

All-in after 6

After 6, if he taunts onto you with no jungler near, all-in him — you win hard.

Don't trade empowered Q

When his sword glows and he gains attack speed, don't trade — his empowered Q does a lot of damage.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never trade into his empowered Q — the glowing sword and extra attack speed mean he wins it.

Runes

PRECISION

RESOLVEuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 51% WR - 452 games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
		E							E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→E→W

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